Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
The Ruins of an Ancient Temple on the Summit of a Mountain Near Andritza
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, blue wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 1/4 inches (22.7 × 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite upper right: "II/63"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "The Ruins of an Ancient Temple on the summit | of a mountain near Andritza - proby dedicated to Apollo."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.503
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26676